Posted on 10/25/2006 9:41:43 PM PDT by CAWats
LOS ANGELES - Authorities have launched a criminal investigation into suspected dumping of homeless people on Skid Row after police witnessed ambulances leaving five people on a street there during the weekend.
The city attorney's office is reviewing police videotapes and photographs of the five alleged dumping cases Sunday to determine whether the patients were falsely imprisoned during their transfer and whether the hospital, Los Angeles Metropolitan Medical Center, violated any laws regarding the treatment of patients.
Two of the patients told officers they did not want to be taken downtown, said police Capt. Andrew Smith.
''There is an expression in the medical profession that is something to the effect of 'Do no harm,'" Chief William Bratton said at a press conference. ''When a hospital or an ambulance service takes an individual into Skid Row and leaves them and drives off, they are subjecting that person to considerable risk.''
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So drop 'em off at City Hall and let them deal with it.
This may sound callous, but what are they supposed to do with them? Take them to the home they don't have?
It would be better and cheaper for them to hand them a twenty dollar bill at the door when they get up from the wheelchair escort...with a cab waiting.
LMAO!!!
Hey, it's Kalifornia.... give each bum a 4-bedroom split-level somewhere. Or just let them live at the hospital. Who cares? Kalifornia likes to elect Democrats to confiscate their money and give it away, so like, whatever.
"So drop 'em off at City Hall and let them deal with it"
Coming from BipolarBob... I'm guessing it's good advice.
Nope, do like N.Y, does. Put them up in very cheep hotels owned by say city ocmmisioners and charge the city exorbitant prices.
Come on man, you should know how graft works.
Hey, that's illegal!
If, however, a major campaign contributor owns the hotel, that's different.....
Nothing is illegal unless you are caught and with the web of corporations you'll never find a relationship to the commisioners. And if ya do they'll sick the cops on ya.
Trumped up charger? no way man. You had that 1/4 pound of rock under your mattress.
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